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Corridor connectivity

High corridor connectivity is important for

  • enhanced recolonisation following frequent local extinctions
  • enhanced gene flow to combat inbreeding depression
  • reduce fetch and erosion in the matrix

Low corridor connectivity is suggested to

  • decrease the spread of pests and disturbances
  • decrease the sink (mortality) effect on interior species

 

 

 

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